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TI-2023-00406 Aliases CVE-2023-0429GHSA-fr8p-9xx7-rw2c

Watu Quiz < 3.3.8.3 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Priority MEDIUM 55Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Watu Quiz WordPress plugin before 3.3.8.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0047 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Watu Quiz (Unknown): 3.3.8.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownWatu Quizbefore 3.3.8.23.3.8.2Patch availableCNA
  • Watu Quiz VendorUnknown Affected before 3.3.8.2 Fixed in 3.3.8.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:watu_quiz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 3.3.8.2Vulnerableprasunsen
  • cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:watu_quiz:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.3.8.2 Vulnerable ·prasunsen

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Watu Quiz (Unknown) Fixed in 3.3.8.2

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Watu Quiz 3.3.8.2

    2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-00405 Watu Quiz < 3.3.8.2 - Reflected XSSPriority HIGH 68
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0429
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fr8p-9xx7-rw2c

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2023-00405 Watu Quiz < 3.3.8.2 - Reflected XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-02456 Watu Quiz < 3.4.1.2 - Author+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2015-08039 Watu Quiz Plugin Exam exam.php watu_exams sql injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-35990 WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.1.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-28994 WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.3 - SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
  • TI-2025-22114 WordPress Watu Quiz plugin <= 3.4.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
See all 11 →

Sources

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